Apple TV: How to use your Apple remote for Apple TV
Summary
Refer to the table below for a list of all the command functions for the Apple TV remote.
Products Affected
Apple TV
| Basic Remote Commands | |
| Result | Action |
| Move through the menu options | Press + or - |
| Select an option from the menu | Press Play/Pause |
| Return to a previous menu | Press Menu |
| Put Apple TV in standby mode | From the main menu, press Play/Pause for about three seconds (or go to Settings > Standby) |
| Black Screen Recovery (cycle through display resolutions) | Hold down Menu and + for six seconds |
| Reset Apple TV | Hold down Menu and - for six seconds |
| Increment Apple Remote UID - (pairing status is dependent upon whether remote was paired or unpaired prior to command) | Hold down Menu and Play/Pause for five seconds |
| Pair Apple Remote | Hold down Menu and Fast-Forward for six seconds |
| Unpair Apple Remote | Hold down Menu and Rewind for six seconds |
| Watching Video | |
| Result | Action |
| Play or pause video | Press Play/Pause |
| Fast forward | Hold down the Fast-Foward button to fast-forward; press the button again to increase the fast-forward speed (there are three speeds) |
| Move forward or back in slow motion | Press the Play/Pause button to pause the video, then hold down the Fast-Forward or Rewind button |
| Skip forward or back in 10-second increments | Press the Play/Pause button to pause the video, then press the Fast-Forward or Rewind button |
| Rewind | Hold down the Rewind button to rewind; press the button again to increase the rewind speed (there are three speeds) |
| Skip to the next or previous chapter (if no chapter markers are present, this will skip 1/20th of the video length, or 30 second intervals whichever is longer.) | Press Fast-Forward or rewind button |
| Watching Movies | |
| Result | Action |
| Move through the menu options | Press + or - |
| Play or pause a movie | Press Play/Pause |
| Watch TV Shows | |
| Result | Action |
| To toggle between viewing by date or by show | Press Fast-Forward or Rewind |
| Play or pause a TV show | Press Play/Pause |
| Watching Music Videos | |
| Result | Action |
| Move through the menu options | Press + or - |
| Play or pause a music video | Press Play/Pause |
| Watching Video Podcast | |
| Result | Action |
| Play or pause a video podcast | Press Play/Pause |
| Skip to the next or previous chapter | Press Fast-Forward or Rewind |
| Listening to Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts | |
| Result | Action |
| Play or pause a song, audiobook, or podcast | Press Play/Pause |
| Skip to the next song, audiobook, or podcast | Press Fast-Forward |
| Fast-forward through a song, audiobook, or podcast | Hold down Fast-Forward |
| Rewind a song, audiobook, or podcast | Hold down Rewind |
| Restart a song, audiobook, or podcast; or play the previous song, audiobook, or podcast | Press Rewind to restart a song, audiobook, or podcast; press it twice to skip to the previous song, audiobook, or podcast |
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